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Board adopts ordinance to implement state-mandated expedited residential permit process
Summary
The commission adopted an ordinance to establish an expedited building-permit process for residential subdivisions to comply with state law (SB 812 / section 173.073), including submittal, bonding and hold-harmless requirements.
Dale Hall, planning and development manager, presented an ordinance to implement the expedited residential subdivision building-permit process required by the 2024 Florida Legislature (Senate Bill 812). The amendment sets submittal requirements (plot plans, emergency access and water-supply plans), requires a performance bond equal to 130% of uncompleted construction costs, and prevents occupancy, certificate-of-occupancy or transfer of ownership until the final plat is recorded and approved.
Hall emphasized that the ordinance tracks statutory requirements and that the county must adopt the process before Oct. 1, 2024; the board voted unanimously to adopt the ordinance. Commissioners asked staff and the county attorney to make outreach to local builders and development stakeholders so that practitioners understand the new process.
